The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 24, 2019, announced a final rule raising the annual minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions for
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Department of Labor Proposes Changes to Overtime Rules
By Joshua Y. Joel & David Long-Daniels on
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on March 7, 2019, issued a new proposed rule raising the annual minimum salary requirements for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions…
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Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate
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Michael J. Slocum authored a New Jersey Law Journal article titled “Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate: From ‘Browning-Ferris’ to ‘Hy-Brand’ and Beyond.” The article discusses the joint employment doctrine
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Federal Law Reaches a Tipping Point
By Danielle E. Gonnella & Kristine Feher on
Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2,232-page Omnibus Appropriations bill – HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2018, which funds the government for the rest…
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U.S. Department of Labor Reverses Course on Employment Status of Interns
By Terry McCourt on
Posted in Department of Labor, FLSA
On Jan. 5, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will utilize the so-called “primary beneficiary” test to determine whether interns are employees under the Fair…
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A Closer Look At FLSA’s Computer Professional Exemption
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Posted in FLSA
Shareholder Jerrold Goldberg, with the assistance of Practice Group Attorney Melanie Sarver, recently published an article in Law360 discussing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires the payment…
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Employers With Arbitration Programs Need To Read This – Sixth Circuit Refuses To Stop Collective Action Notice To Employees with Individual Arbitration Agreements
By Christiana L. Signs & Jim Boudreau on
Posted in Arbitration, FLSA
A Sixth Circuit opinion filed this week reaffirms what experienced Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) attorneys have known for some time: when it comes to employer arbitration programs, they are…
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DOL Announces Reversal of Employee/Independent Contractor Classification & Joint Employer Guidance
By David Long-Daniels on
Posted in Employee Classifications, FLSA
On June 7, 2017, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) reversed its previous guidance issued during the administration of President Barack Obama that broadened the circumstances in which employers…
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House of Representatives Passes Overtime Bill to Give Workers Time Off Instead of Time-And-A-Half Pay
By David Long-Daniels on
Posted in FLSA
On May 2, 2017, the United States House of Representatives (the House) passed the Working Families Flexibility Act (the Act), which would give workers the option of receiving paid time…
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Court Stays DOL Overtime Rule, Holds Increased Salary Test Impermissibly ‘Supplants’ Duties Tests
The proposed overtime rules will not go into effect on Dec. 1. In a closely-watched case brought by 21 states (and joined by numerous business organizations) challenging the Department of…
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